Listen: A Tramore man is Hawaii-bound to participate in The Ironman World Championship

Emmet Kelly will fly out this coming Sunday, October 1st, to make sure he’s well acclimatised by the time the event gets underway later in the month. Emmet is the only Waterford person to qualify for the world championship in the gruelling Ironman sport.

In this interview with Ollie and Mary, Emmet explains what exactly is involved in an Ironman challenge (spoiler alert: it’s not for the fainthearted,) and he also describes how difficult it is to qualify for the world championships. Have a listen to the link below (photo credit: Sean Rowe)